§ 47. Mr. RHYS DAVIES (for Mr. DAVID GRENFELL)asked the Home Secretary the number of men employed in the coal-mining industry who have been certified to be disabled through silicosis; the number partially disabled; the number in receipt of compensation; and the number of fatal cases recorded since 1st January?
§ Sir J. GILMOURSince the 1st June, 1931, when the medical board was appointed, up to the 30th April, 1934, there have been 437 coal-miners certified by the board as disabled; 129 of these were certified as partially disabled. Earlier comparable figures are not available. From the 1st February, 1929, when the Various Industries (Silicosis) Scheme came into operation, up to the end of 1932, compensation was paid in 143 cases of disablement. There was a large number of cases in 1933, but the precise figure is not yet available. The number of deaths certified since the 1st January last is 14.